BEACH READS

The Richard and Judy Summer 2018 Book Club recommends eight juicy titles to get your teeth into this summer, including:

The Party, by Elizabeth Day One night, a lifetime of secrets. £8.09

Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng. A story of motherhood, surrogacy, abortion, adoption and race. £7.19

And who can resist the new Jack Reacher thriller, The Midnight Line, by Lee Child? £7.19.

For those of you who like to be glued to your sunbed, you can buy all eight recommended reads for just £34.99 at whsmith.co.uk.

Or how about Killing It. Bad Guys Can Wait. Bedtime Can’t, by Asia Mackay? It’s the story of Alexis Tyler returning to work as a covert agent within Her Majesty’s Secret Service after maternity leave. £6.43, amazon.com

If science fiction is your thing, waterstones.com recommends Rotherweird, by Andrew Caldecott, £6.99, as part of its Holiday Reads 2018.

And history-lovers won’t be able to put down Julia Boyd’s mesmeric account of the flowering of Hitler’s nightmare, Travellers In The Third Reich. £8.99

Why not head to foyles.co.uk for a full list of titles recommended by Zoe Ball as part of her ITV Book Club? These include This Is Going To Hurt, Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, by Adam Kay £8.99; Rowan Coleman’s story of family, courage and sacrifice – The Summer of Impossible Things, £7.99; Ruth Jones’ number one bestselling romance Never Greener, £12.99, and I AM, I AM, I AM, by Maggie O’Farrel, the extraordinary story of a woman’s near-death experiences, £8.99.